Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Messi resumes Barcelona training

The
26-year-old has missed his side's last two games – a 1-0 win over
Celtic in the Champions League and a 4-1 success over Valladolid – as a
result of the muscle strain he sustained against Almeria last month.

The 26-year-old, who has eight league goals to his name this season
from six appearances, has made a swift recovery and trained for the
first time on Monday, although it remains to be seen whether he will
feature in Saturday's trip to Osasuna.
That game at Estadio El Sadar is followed by fixtures against AC Milan in Europe and the first Clasico of 2013-14. ;
Barca captain Carles Puyol also trained alongside Messi as he
continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury that has sidelined him
since March.
Like Messi, Puyol is waiting to discover what part – if any – he will play at the weekend.